Isced-t 2021 unesco

a. 
in-service teacher education;
b. 
postgraduate teacher education studies; 
c. 
continuing professional development (CPD) for teachers; 
d. 
regional and global collaborations to improve the quality of teacher training 
programmes;
e. 
research into the teacher profession, including new pedagogies;
f. 
alternative pathways to the teaching profession, including teacher internship 
programmes;
g. 
new digital forms of teacher training programmes, certifications and credentials; and 
h. 
professional standards for licensing of teachers. 
Scope 
7. 
The teacher training programme is the primary focus of ISCED-T. A teacher training 
programme is defined as a coherent set or sequence of educational activities designed 
and organized to achieve predetermined learning objectives or accomplish a specific set of 
educational tasks over a sustained period to prepare teachers for their occupation.
8. 
The qualification to which one or more teacher training programmes may lead is classified 
in the same manner as the associated teacher training programme, and is included in 

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 ISCED-T 2021
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ISCED-T. In some cases, a teacher training programme may comprise more than one 
qualification. Teacher training programmes are always linked to a specific provider, which 
may be public or private, and which could be a university, college or similar body. The 
qualifications earned are typically recognized by a government body.
9. 
ISCED-T can be applied to all pre-service teacher training programmes and teacher 
qualifications offered globally that train teachers for teaching at pre-primary, primary, 
lower secondary and upper secondary levels. ISCED-T can be applied to teacher training 
programmes offered in both public and private educational institutions.
10. 
ISCED-T is based on the broader ISCED classification designed to classify education 
programmes and the resulting qualifications into internationally agreed levels of education. 
The basic concepts and definitions of ISCED apply to ISCED-T.